Let me start by saying this will be a moderate Nor'easter with some high winds, but this storm is not looking as strong or powerful as projected a few days ago. In addition, this storm will track further east and be about 300 miles off the DE and NJ coast Wednesday night, which will keep the strongest winds just offshore.

We can still expect very windy conditions with Northerly winds of 25-40 Mph and some gusts to 55 or 60 Mph along the NJ coast later Wednesday and Wednesday night. Further inland, Northerly winds of 15 to 30 Mph with gusts to 40 or 45 Mph will be more common.

With a more easterly track of 300 miles offshore, this will now place us in the coldest part of the storm's structure, and with it's strongest dynamics ! This will allow for more banding of heavier precip that will setup over the Delaware Valley Wednesday night. We should start as rain later Wednesday morning or early afternoon, but any rain will become mixed with snow/sleet, later in the day and into the early evening hours. Cold with highs on Wednesday only reaching the upper 30's. Many locations will see this mixed Rain/Snow and Sleet, change over too moderate to heavy wet snow later Wednesday evening and into the overnight hours.

A quick 3-6 hour thump of moderate to heavy wet snow, is very possible where this banding sets up later tomorrow evening, and into the overnight hours. This could result in snow accumulations of 1"-3" over much of SE PA including PHL, Parts of Northern DE, and Interior Southern and Central NJ. This also includes the Lehigh Valley and Allentown area.

A few isolated spots could see up to 4" in the heaviest banding ! This storm will be very erratic in nature, and any snow accumulations will vary greatly over our region. So at this time, I'm setting the bar at a general 1"-3" and for a more widespread area. Temps will hold in the low to mid 30's during Wednesday night with Northerly winds at 15-25 Mph and gusts to 35 Mph in these areas.

Other areas towards the NJ coast and including Central and Southern DE could possibly see a light Coating to perhaps 1" of snow/sleet accumulations later Wednesday night. These area will likely see mostly rain and surface temps in the mid to upper 30's during tomorrow night. Only if precip falls moderate to heavy will coastal areas see a quick coating to perhaps 1" of snow accumulations.

If I see any changes needed on this tricky storm, I'll update tomorrow !

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Forecaster: John Ruggiano

AKA: Ruggie (RUGGIE WEATHER)

INTRODUCTION AND BIO

My name is John Ruggiano and I now live in Lynchburg, VA . I was born and raised in the Southern NJ Region, other than living in Lynchburg, Va for 10 years, I've lived in Southern NJ most of my life. I first took an interest in weather at a young age, (6 Years Old) and ever since then, it's basically became a big part of my life. My interest became so great that by the time I was around 10 years old I was doing the weather in front of my grade school class and on the school's intercom each morning. In High School I had my own weather board, and everyone, including my teachers called me the school weatherman, thus "RUGGIE WEATHER" became my new name. Over the years, I've had several newspaper articles done on me, along with many visits, and radio broadcasts, with the PHL & ACY National Weather Service's. I've really started forecasting during my teenage years, but now with the information at hand, and the internet technology, My forecasting, both short and long range, has accelerated to a new level.

MY WEATHER BACKGROUND

I've been forecasting weather for over 30 Years and I'm especially familiar with the Climate of "The Delaware Valley". During the past 15 years, I've taken on more challenging tasks, such as Mid and Long range Winter forecasting, along with more Regional predictions of Winter Events, for the Eastern half of the nation. This has all been very exciting, and I've met, and talked with many Professional Meteorologist, and weather Hobbyist like myself. I'm basically a self taught forecaster who has studied the science by reading books and material's too increase my knowledge, along with many years of experience, by trial and error. I am not a Meteorologist with a degree, but I do consider my self a: "Forecaster or Amateur Meteorologist"

IN CLOSING

I will continue to challenge myself to better my forecasting, both in mid and long Range winter forecasting, with winter forecasting, IMO being my specialty. I'll also continue to challenge myself with predicting and studying Severe Weather threats such as Spring and Summer Thunderstorms. In addition, following and tracking hurricane's is something I've always enjoyed doing, so during Hurricane season, I hope to also do some write up's. If you have any comments or questions, please contact me at: Ruggieweather@gmail.com